Hatbox



Feb. 6, W23. A -3 B. LEVY v HATBOX FILED JAN. 12. I921 2 SHEETS'SHEIET Ium/whoa l atentedl eh. 65, T9523.

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Application filed January 12, 1 21.

Te all whom it may concern:

lie it known that l, Bnn'rrra Lnvr, a citizen or the United States, anda resident of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented acertain new and useful improvementin llatboxes, of which the followingis a specification.

'l his invention relates to a hat box particularly adapted forcontaining ladies hats, and an objectof this invention is to provide anarticle of this character which will be arranged in a particularlycompact form and adapted to properly carry a hat under the most severeconditions without damage to the hat or other contents.

A further object of this invention is to provide a hat box or containerwhich will in addition to carrying a hat be provided with means forcarrying toilet articles or any. other articles desired in a compact andsecure manner.

A further object of this invention is to provide a. hat box providedwith a hat containing compartment of regulatable area so that ladieshats with a large amount of trimming can be accommodated as readilyassmaller sized hats.

With these objects and other objects which may hereinafter appear, inview, I have devised the particular arrangement and combination or"parts hereinafter set forth, and more particularly pointed out in theclaims; appended hereto.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing forming a parthereof, in which' Figure l is a perspective view of a hat box made inaccordance with my invention;

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view of my improved hat box, with thecover in closed position,

Figure 3 is a sectional view of a portion of the hat box and foldabletray, showing the manner in which the tray is secured in position;

Figure 4: is a sectional view on the line 11-4 01 Figure 1. looking inthe direction of the arrows;

Figure 5 is a sectional view of a portion of the hat box cover, showingthe manner in which the detachable pocket member is secured in position,and

Figure 6 is a plan view of the under side of the tray.

Figure 4 is a sectional view on the line Serial No. 436,671.

5'? of Figure 6, looking in the direction of the arrows.

"lhroughout the various views of the draw- '1, similar referencecharacters designate ilar parts. 1 the preferred embodiment of myinven'on, as disclosed in the accompanying drawing, l inuitates the hatbox, which I have shown square, but which may be or any silt-able shapeand size to suit different reo'u ii'ients.

i e be): is provided with sides 2, a bot- ;l and cover at, the coverbeing pivoted to tin box as by the hinges 5. it look 6 and a handle 7are provided, the handle secured to one of the sides 2 of the box beingto enable the box: to be very conveniently carried. The handl 7 ispreferably provided the side of the box opposite to the hinges, and atthe same side as the lock.

The box is provided with a hatreceiving ccniparnnent S, and detachablysecured therein, I y snap-fasteners 9, is the hat :i'form 10 which isadapted to receive the hat. he box is made of suficicnt capacity thewalls of the box may be provided .ltll similar hat iornis whereby anumber of hats can be carriel in the hat-containing space. l1"- however,the hat carrying capacity small, the space wit iin the hat compart' wentnot utilized by the hat, may be used for containing other articles ofwearing apzl. In Figure 2, I have shown a pair of loops 11 secured tothe side walls 2 of the box, said loops being adapted to receive andhold a pair of shoes or slippers. it will be obvious that variousarrangements of the hat-rece ing compartment may be made without(,lQPtllllllIg from the spirit of my invention.

E:-:tendin;.: about the interior of the box and secured to the sidewalls adjacent the top thereof is a narrow strip 12 which forms asupporting ledge for a :toldable or collapsible tray 13.

The tray 1?, which is disclosed in detail in Figures 6 and '2', restsupon the strip 12 and is secured in position thereon as will behereinafter described. This tray 13 is preferably arranged to befoldable or collapsible so. that when desired, it may be folded todecrease its size and consequently enlarge the size of thehat-containing compartment to accommodate large sized hats or hatshaving a considerable amount of trimming.

With this end in view I provide the tray 13 with pivoted ends 14;, saidends being pivoted substantially on the lines 15 and 16.

The tray 13 is utilized for carrying various articles of clothing ortoilet articles, and for the accommodation of such articles I providethe central portion of the tray, on

the under side thereof, with a suitable expansible pocket 17 a closuremeans for said pocket being provided in the nature of a tab 18 providedwith a snap fastener member 19 engaging a complementary snap-fastenermember on the pocket.

On the opposite, or upper face of the tray 13 I providea pair oftransversely extending expansible bands 20 which are adapted to overlieand hold on the tray, articles of clothing or the like. In additionthese bands 20 may be utilized to overlie the pivotal members 14 of thetray, when said pivotal members are in their folded position, wherebysaid pivoted members are prevented from loosely flapping about in thebox while the box is being carried.

To secure the tray in position within the box, the tray is provided ateach of its four edges with a projecting tab 21, each of said tabs 21being provided with a snap fastener member 22 which engages with a studmember 23 on the walls 2 of the box.

If desired a plurality of aligned stud fastener members 23 may be placedon the front and back walls of the box as is dis closed in Figure 1,whereby the tray 18 is adjustable on the ledge 12 when in its foldedposition, and may be retained in such ad justed position.

The cover at of the box is also utilized to hold articles of clothing orlike articles and for this purpose it is provided with a largeexpansible pocket 2% intended to receive such articles, said pockethaving its opening upwards when the cover 4: is in its raised positionas shown in Figure 4.

Detachably secured over said pocket 24 is an elongated, flexible pocketmember 25 in the nature of a flat strip of material, and which isprovided with a plurality of expansible pockets 26 intended to receivetoilet articles or the like. The member 25 is secured in position overthe pocket 24: by

means of snap fasteners or other detachable fastening means, the studmember 27 of each fastener being secured to the cover while the socketmember 28 is attached to the pocket member 25. By means of the foregoingarrangement it will be understood that the pocket member 25 can bereadily detached from the cover without disturbing the arrangement ofthe box and its contents in general. In addition, the flexibility of thestrip forming the back of the pocket member enables it to act as apartition member for the cover 4 as disclosed in Figure a so thatarticles can be held in back of it.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided a very compactreceptacle for carrying hats, in which the hat-containing area isregulatable; in which all waste space is made use of, and which isprovided with a complete detachable pocket member for carrying toiletarticles or the like. i

It will be understood that the manner in which the pockets are arrangedon the cover and on the tray may be varied in many Ways and thattheshape of the box and the form of pivotal tray may likewise be varied andmany other changes in the structure of my improved device may be madewithout dearting from the spirit of my invention.

What Iclaim is:-

1. A device of the class described comprising a hat box having ahat-containing compartment, a foldable tray and means for supporting thesame within the box, said tray being foldable to decrease its size andto increase the area of the hat-containing compartment and 'means forholding said tray in its folded position.

2. In a device of the class described, a foldable tray and a support forthe same, said tray having a plurality of portions adapted to be foldedwith respect to one another and means for retaining said tray on itssupport in its folded position while the box is closed.

3. A. device of the class described comprising a box having ahat-containing compartment, a foldable tray'mounted thereover, means onsaid tray for holding articles. a support for said tray, said tray beingshiftable on its support and means for holding it in various positionsthereon.

:1. A device of the class described comprising a hat box cover having anexpansible pocket, a flexible strip detachably secured thereovm' and aplurality of pockets on said strip. 1

Signed at the city, county and State of New York this 31st day ofDecember, 1920.

BERTHA LEVY.

